officials there, john, have already told us that requests for absentee ballots in some areas are already up 30% over 2008. >> okay, tracie potts, thank you very much. >>> we want to get to that forecast with meteorologist christina loren. do you like this kind of thing? you're keeping very busy. because next week it shows rain? >> i don't like to be bored. i'm like you, i like a lot happening. 93 degrees inland, 80 bayside and 70 at the coast. as you're getting your kids ready for school, dress them for the two parts of the day. it's going to be hot inland today. let's check your drive, here's mike. >> we're noticing a difference here as the volume builds. 101 slows here. we see other northbound routes parallel to it. it's all building in the northbound direction. the commute is on for the south bay an coming down out of the east bay we're looking at fremont as well. good volume of headlights and the taillights, well, there's no slowing but we're bulgilding th as well through oakland. >>> it is 6:26. still ahead, indecent exposure. our first look at a flasher traumatizing teenage girls i